The McClement Project presents a unique international picture of life in the British Navy during the 19th century and the wider cultural and religious significance of Catholicism in Empire. Thus, this project is informed by the skills and expertise of scholars and archive professionals from both sides of the Atlantic and benefits from the support of a number of organisations.

People

Dr S. Karly Kehoe, University of the Highlands and Islands. Karly is the project’s principal investigator and has worked extensively in the field of Catholic history, with a focus on gender, ethnicity and national identity in Scotland. She has made full use of the archival and research collections at the Scottish Catholic Archives, Edinburgh. The McClement Project has focussed her research in the area of Catholics in the British armed services in the 19th century. http://www.history.uhi.ac.uk/DrSKar2139.asp

Mr Chris McClement, independent researcher. Chris is the great great grandson of Frederick McClement, brother of Richard Carr McClement. Frederick also served in the Royal Navy as a surgeon.

Dr Dara Price, Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario. Dara is a project advisor and will be co-editing the published version of the journal and contributing to the Halifax conference in 2012.

Dr Annie Tindley, Glasgow Caledonian University. Annie researches on Scottish land ownership in the 19th and early 20th centuries. She is researching the links between the McClement family and the Campbells of Lochnell in Argyll. http://www.gcu.ac.uk/gsbs/staff/drannietindley/